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this bush was hard to get through.
As someone who loved the last Kate Bush record that was given to me I was shocked by how much I hated this. There’s a lot of screaming and weirdness but not much of it is good. 2/5
Polarising reviews. I was looking forward to giving this a listen to see where I sit on the 1’s or 5’s. There is little in-between. I gave it 2 listens before reviewing to make sure I was fair as this album is nuts. On reflection this is an album of moments, some of them are brilliant and some of them are just bizarre. I can’t work out if I love Sat in your lap and there goes a tenner or absolutely hate these tracks. Favourite song: I couldnt pick one, they are all nuts. I dont know if I love them all or hate them. Least favourite: Same as above Album artwork: Cool cover
Creepy and purposely incomprehensible, gauzy, difficult. Kate Bush has a fine voice, but listening to lyric-based music always makes me search for the meaning and in this case I kind of don't want to know. Feels a bit (a lot?) self-centered but isn't appealing enough to make me want to explore further. Hearing this was a good idea, I get why people like her, but it just has a grating effect on me.
Groan. The first song her shrill voice turned me off. But I will listen to the whole thing, and hate it.
Not really sure who the intended audience was but I don’t think it’s me. 2.5/5
I don’t get her but I know lots of people do.
Talented artist with a distinct sound, but too weird for me. Not really my style.
I like weird and different but somehow this doesn't quite line up with my weirdness
There are some Kate Bush songs I love. None of them are on this record. I found this exhausting. There are so many elements (vocals, songwriting, instrumentation, production,…) of what I like in music here but none them come together in my opinion.
Weirder than I expected. I can't decide if I like some of this or not. There Goes A Tenner appeals to me as do parts of the second half, but a lot of it was a chore.
I can't say I'm a Kate Bush fan, she has a creative and whacky kinda style
Good drums
Disappointing
another album by kate bush, another nice medievalish track lol well this one doesnt have running up that hill.. 2 for me and i seriously dont get all the praise she gets.. for sure she's kinda unique and does her own thing but its definitely not any masterpiece
I like Kate Bush but not this album, just didn't do anything for me
Not really a fan
I thought it was good
2.5 weird
People like her more than I do
Hmm. Very experimental.
Not a kate bush fan. If you can't connect with her voice, there's not much here for you
Levyn taustoja lueskellessa ilmeni, että tämä on taitelijan itse tekemä ja tuottama kokonaisuus. Pisteet siitä ettei mogulit ole tehnyt tästä kaupallista pläjäystä, mutta se kyllä autttamatta kuuluu myös läpi. Kyllähän tuon kuunteli, mutta ei tarvitse toiste kuunnella.
En päässy kii tähän levyyn. Vaatis varmaan jonkin sortin päihteitä päästäkseen samalle levelille
This album was disappointing. Certainly it is experimental, but I don't believe that many of the tracks succeed is sounding *good*. Most of them combine strange instrumental palates and vocals in a way that is abrasive (and not in a challenging, fun way. In a grating way.) The three exceptions to this are Leave it Open, Houdini and Get Out of My House. Each of these tracks explored different registers of Kate's vocal range and really positively surprised me. Leave it Open was especially impressive. But only really liking 3/10 songs and appreciating the general experimental nature of the album only takes this to a 4/10. 2/5.
The Dreaming by Kate Bush is a wild and ambitious departure from her earlier work. This album is marked by its experimental nature, filled with eclectic sounds and unexpected turns. Bush incorporates random animal noises and unconventional instruments, creating a soundscape that is both chaotic and captivating. Tracks like Sat in Your Lap and the title track The Dreaming showcase her willingness to push the boundaries of pop music. However, this adventurous spirit also makes the album less accessible. The complexity and intensity of the arrangements can be overwhelming at times. Despite its eccentricities, The Dreaming remains an interesting listen, revealing new layers with each play. While it may not be one of my favourite Kate Bush albums, its boldness and creativity are undeniably impressive. It stands as a testament to Bush's fearless artistry and her desire to explore the outer limits of musical expression. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 2 STAND OUT TRACK - Suspended in Gaffa
Damn, Kate Bush had some brutal fever dreams. Idk what I just listened to but I kinda enjoyed it? Def not necessary to hear before you die, tho
Great opening track. The rest is meahhh
Very theatric. Not for me 2/5
Couldn’t get into it. Found it confusing
This is everything that a two star album should be; not very good.
I appreciate her incredible experimenting and the variety in her skills however in this specific case I just could get super attached to it. I recognize what she can do with her music and the impact and influence she had but it didn’t appeal to me.
I was a bit disappointed. This album was messy most of the time. It does get a bit better near the end. There's nothing here that I'll replay. At least Bush can sing and write good lyrics. 2 stars for "The Dreaming".
It's weird, but it definitely feels like it has it's fingers in a lot of things that came after and draws from all kinds of influences.
I’m a fan of Kate Bush and appreciate her eclectic and theatrical style but I think this is the first end to end listen for me and I would much prefer these songs to be sprinkled throughout a movie rather than listen to them back to back.
Ugh sorry Kate, this was a toughie. I quite like your other album but this was pretty hard to get into.
Appreciate the artistic vision but I didn’t enjoy this. The album is well produced though.
Not a fan of Kate's voice, or the often syncopated rhythm of the lyrics. Many songs are interesting and boring at the same time. 'Pull out the pin', i'm looking at you. All over the place. Could not finish. Two stars
Sounds like a very scratchy experimental rock opera. It's difficult to listen for a long time. At the same time I Imagine it should feel better since it's opera.
It was ... Interesting... I wouldn't be surprised if Kate Bush listed Yoko Ono as an influence. The second half of the album got better.
I tried, couldn’t make it more than halfway. Her voice just got too annoying and the songs got worse and worse
It wasn't bad. I didn't even hate it that much. It was just her high pitched singing and squealing and screeching. I couldn't take it after awhile. However, it did have funky little beats and I'm impressed by Kate's vocal range. 2/5
Interesting arrangements but vocals ranged no from shrieking to juvenile sounding banter. Night of the Swallow was my selected favorite.
Amazed to find this on here instead of all the superior Kate Bush albums. Found this grating and pretentious but only had time to listen once. All though this clearly paves the way for the self-produced 'Hounds of Love' that was next, it does sound like she's in a bit of a creative cul-de-sac here, maybe even crisis, it's all trying too hard. If she had to go through this one to get to HoL then great, but this is not essential. Will try again... eventually.
I kept telling myself it wasn't bad. No matter what bizarre, unorthodox, idiosyncratic choices she made, I just said to myself, "It's just a little weird, but nothing TOO unbearable." And then. The God. Damn. Mule. Noises. Yes, they really were that bad. Not that there was much of the album to ruin, anyways, but the mule sounds made me put my foot down and officially call this a bad album. I guess there's a couple of songs that weren't so bad, but most of them were bad at best. Thank God this was just a misstep in a successful career.
That's not my taste in musik.
Urgh, my second Kate Bush album, both either side of the excellent Hounds of Love, both unmitigated shite...
Well, I’m pretty sure this album wouldn’t have made a list done in 2024
The only Kate Bush album that I'm familiar with is Hounds of Love, which I really like. This is my first album of hers to review for this project, and I was really excited to see it pop up for me today. Unfortunately though, I didn't really care for this much. This album is certainly ambitious; Kate Bush really went out on a limb with her avant-pop sound, but the result feels like a mess. I found the overall sound pretty jarring and not really enjoyable to listen to. There were small musical elements here and there that I enjoyed, but nothing could soften the overall sound of this album for me. Lyrically, the album was all over the place as well. The subject matter of these songs range from humanity's quest for knowledge to Houdini, without any themes that tie everything together. The individual songs are well written, and incredibly creative, but I didn't care for how this album felt like a patchwork of lyrics and music. I know that Kate Bush is incredibly underrated and influential, but this album just wasn't for me.
06/06/24 S Tier—————————5 A Tier—————————4 B Tier—————————3 There Goes a Tenner Night of the Swallow Suspended in Gaffa Pull Out the Pin C Tier—————————2 Leave it Open The Dreaming Get Out Of My House D Tier—————————1 Sat In Your Lap
Mostly dreamt of listening to another album.
The haunting witch vocals throughout really tie the room together.
Sounded like it should be the soundtrack to a musical. And not a great musical.
Kate Bush is een van de artiesten die ik altijd een beetje heb vermeden. Ik heb het vermoeden dat ze fantastisch goed is (als ik mijn moeder mag geloven). Het is dan toch een keer tijd om Kate een kans te geven. Meteen is de introsong bijzonder, de structuur is interessant. Iets wat je verwacht van Kate Bush. De nummers er na werden wel héél barokkerig, art-rockerig, melodramatisch. Voor mij vaak net wat too much. Maar qua experiment, uniekheid en muzikaliteit scoort het een heel hoog cijfer. Rating: 7/10 Highlights: Sat In Your Lap, Get Out Of My House
Ik waardeer muziek waar de grenzen van geluid worden verkend, en Kate Bush is mogelijk de vrouw die de meeste grond in de "last frontiers" der popmuziek heeft gecultiveerd. Haar werk zit altijd vol met sounds waarvan de luisteraar geen idee heeft wat of wie ze maakt, wat haar albums voor mij altijd op muziektechnisch gebied echt fascinerend maken. Dit was voor mij een wat minder bekend album, en hij zit na twee luisterbeurten zeker niet bij m'n favoriete werk van de avonturier. Waar ik vaak in haar discografie wel een goede balans weet te vinden tussen interessante experimentatie enerzijds, en luisterplezier anderzijds, heb ik bij dit album een beetje het idee dat ze te veel wilde. Het is artpop met de nadruk op art, wat soms een kakofonie aan abstracte geluiden en vocalen oplevert zoals in 'Pull Out The Pin'. Als Kate expressief begint te brullen dan voel je dat echt wel, en het levert wat realisme in een overwegend fantasierijk muziekstuk. Maar deze stemwisselingen overdoet ze wel een beetje, wat een zenuwachtige luisterbeurt oplevert. Dit bouwt langzaam op naar de orgastische explosie in de afsluiter, waar we nog even mee mogen genieten van een geluidsfragment opgenomen in een ezelfokkerij. Sterke momenten zijn er ook, met de opener 'Sat In Your Lap' en het weergaloze 'Suspended In Gaffa'. Die tweede is wel de absolute kroon op haar discografie. Bij deze twee songs is de balans tussen comfort en experimentatie wél juist, maar die is te vaak zoek om er echt een prettige luisterervaring aan over te houden. Maar ik waardeer projectjes als deze wel, die hit or miss zijn, maar altijd veel deuren openen voor andere muzikanten. 6/10 Highlights: Sat In Your Lap Suspended In Gaffa
Ik ben nogal ambivalent over the Dreaming van Kate Bush. Ergens wekt de plaat een bepaalde irritatie bij me op en tegelijkertijd is het ook fascinerend. De nummers gaan soms van hot naar her en op het moment dat je denkt; "hier ben ik wel klaar", breekt het beste stuk van het nummer aan. En ja, wat moet je er dan van zeggen? Ik ga het nog wel een keer proberen, later. Of niet. 6,5/10 Highlights Geen idee
2.5 This was really weird but kinda fascinating? Suspended in Gaga was genuinely great then in Houdini it sounded like she was doing a muppet impersonation. I don't know if I love it or hate it, definitely needs a few more spins
It’s interesting but would take a good few listens to get into
Very theatrical and eclectic. Not my thing
I know the critics love her, and understand she's trying to push the boundaries, but at a certain point it's just noise. Other than Running Up That Hill, I'm passing on most things Kate Bush.
Not my jam.
I was excited to see another KB album seeing how much I enjoyed HOL. This go around though...not so much. This album was out there. Songs had me picturing KB lying in fields of silk to dancing around bubbling cauldrons. Very theatrical. In fact, sounded like it was a broadway play score. I did not like this as much as I had hoped but if it were to be made into a broadway play, I would go. I would love to see the interpretation (specifically the finale with the lead kicking a possessed donkey out of here house).
Did not care for it
Not great
It's a bit wild and quite a bit of it doesn't hit.
Couldn't finish it, not her best album
Not a fan.
I’m sorry I wronged Kate bush so early on in this list but how was I supposed to know there would be so many less than average albums. The previous two Kate bush albums I’ve gotten show her talent but I just cannot really get into. 80s Brit pop is a very polarizing genre. Some I enjoy some I don’t. This is adequately in the middle of that. 4.2/10
Has a few redeeming qualities, but generally sounds like Yoko Ohno if she could carry a tune. Haha!
Kind of weird, but, for me it is not some "pleasant weird" like Bjork, but "uncomfortably weird". I suppose, the album was intended as experimental, but now it sounds sooo 80s it hurts. Good experimental albums should be hard to age-date. I'm pretty sure that for Kate Bush's fans at the time this was kind of fresh air or stepping out of a comfort zone, but for me now... just weird stuff.
I believe that Kate Bush fills a very special niche in music. However, though I can appreciate the quality it contains, I am not part of it.
bad. only good if it gets meme'd
Disappointing, given the other Kate Bush albums I've had on here which I've rather enjoyed. Feels a bit out of left field this album, alternative and edgy in a negative way. The growls and screams can work great in the right genre, but this is not it.
Disliked.
Why doesn't this connect to me more. Breathless, sensitive, evocative, quirky and clever. I think it's got potential still, barely a three star. Just because it's Kate, because she is clever and because I am prepared to try to listen again. But not quite a three star because I wouldn't ask her out, or this album out, for my own modest personal reasons for how I enjoy music. Let's hope 2 stars can rise to three with more listening.
Respect the artist? Yes. Relate to the artwork? Ach, not so much.
What on earth is going on here
Weird
Ugh.
avante garde with a smidge of vaudeville and layers of 80's overproduction
meh
Annoying
2.1 per track. I absolutely hated this at the start but kind of liked it as I listened more? Only Kate bush I had heard before was Running up that hill, which is a great song despite how much it overplayed during the Stranger Things spotlight, this album is not what I was expecting.
I'm not sure what you call the style of this album, but it doesn't do it for me. There are some moments I enjoyed, but overall maybe just too theatrical for my liking.
No my kind of tunes
hard listen. too experimental.
I forgot to add notes and now I forgot about most of it, so didn't much of an impression. Will I listen to again: 1%
I don't genuinely get this artist....never have, never will. Very overrated with a very annoying voice
I get it, but now for me
It's easy to see from the first time you hear Kate Bush that her voice is singular. But besides Running Up That Hill (not on this album BTW), how much does that singularity translate into importance / listenability. I don't think very much. I want to love an album like this, but just can't get past the same thing that probably makes her fans love her so much-- that voice.
There are times that the way she uses her voice reminds me of Tori Amos. I prefer those moments but most of this is just too experimental and not cohesive enough for me.
I know synthesizers were all the new rage and everything, but this sounds comical in retrospect. And I’m coming to realize that it’s not just Ms. Bush’s effort here. Rather it’s the popular music of this whole time period at the forefront of synthesizer/keyboard exploration. At the time, I imagine it was like “holy shit this is cutting edge.” Having 40 years of musical history since, even focusing only on pop, this album and much of its contemporaries sound like a parody to me. I have a hard time taking them seriously as evidenced by my 1980s ratings. It is by far my lowest rated decade and my average rating has the biggest gap with the global ratings for any decade. If I were 10 years older, I might say “hell yeah” to the 1980s. This is not to say that I dislike this whole album. I don’t. I respect the experimentation as it’s necessary to make progress. And some of the sounds hit temporarily so as to make this album not a complete bust.
Coming into this album with the only Kate Bush song I know is Running Up That Hill due to Stranger Things. In general, I find female vocalists difficult to listen to. This album was no different for me. The music for the first couple of tracks was the only reason I’m not rating this 1/5.
Not really my Jam.
Weird
Eh, better on 2nd listen but not great
Generous 2 stars as I like Kate bush, so am giving her the benefit of the doubt, but this is a right load of old keek
While I respect Kate Bush’s artistry here, this was a tad too eccentric for me to enjoy.
Bit strange, gave up half way through.
Some songs I’ll start to recognise from samples or such and then they’ll veer off wildly, makes for an interesting experience.
Sorry Kate, probably your worst yet
Absolutely not it. Not sure what was going on with the vocals, disturbing at times. 4/10
Artsy! Not radio friendly though.
I suspect this takes a number of listens to really appreciate. It didn’t really stick with me after the first.
Bush writes and arranges her own songs and clearly has zero desire to fall in line with music industry conventions and expectations, all of which I respect and admire. She's undeniably a talented artist, and I understand why people enjoy her work, but it appears I'm not one of those people.
This is rubbish, shouldn't have made the list. Didn't sell well, wasn't critically acclaimed, and doesn't seem to have much in the way of redeeming features. Maybe it's one that grows on you, but it hasn't made enough of an impression first time around to deserve another chance. Occasionally finds an interesting combination of her overly theatrical voice and the overly theatrical music, but most of the time it's just too much. 2/5.
Never heard this album or any of the songs. Kate Bush is kind of an acquired taste. The music and sound takes time to appreciate. So far, I need more time to fully appreciate it It sounds kind of ‘weird’ at first. Singles: ------------------------------------ "Sat in Your Lap" (#11 UK) "The Dreaming" (#48 UK) "There Goes a Tenner" (#93, UK) "Suspended in Gaffa" (FR, NL, ESP top 40) "Night of the Swallow" (DNC) Rating: 2.5
Kate Bush herself calls regards this album as beloning to her weired phase, and I wholeheartedly agree. This is art with a big "A". I get that this was her way to express herself, but she lost me after track 1 or 2. Her later material is much stronger. 2/5
In tegenstelling tot een ander plaatje die we voorgeschoteld kregen hier, viel deze wat tegen.
Unremarkable
Not a favourite. Bit weird overall.
Way more bizarre than The Sensual World. Not my cup of tea
The Dreaming is the fourth album by English art rock singer Kate Bush. It is her most experimental release, which negatively affected the initial sales and earned a mixed critical reception. It also caused this album to be Bush's lowest-selling record - only being certified silver in the UK. Over the years this album's critical standing has improved and it was featured on lists of underrated albums. The avant-garde nature of her songwriting and dense soundscapes were both a positive and negative to critics. It was a brave piece of abstract pop rock music that was a nice change of pace from mainstream music at the time. Kate Bush described this album herself as one she went mad with. This was an interesting album to say the least. Kate Bush is an extremely talented singer-songwriter that tried something different with this album. The songs weren't anything to write home about, but they weren't bad either. The Dreaming is a unique album that deserves a listen, because how else will you know if you like it or not?
I did not like that.
Too discordant and noisy for my taste. I love Kate Bush and I appreciate her stepping out and trying different things and experimenting. There are some great tracks, like "All The Love" and I also like "Houdini". Overall, I probably won't listen again.
I'm only familiar with her because of her song that was featured on "Stranger Things". I think that song was hugely overrated and wasn't very good at all. I felt this way about this album too. I didn't make it through listening to the entire thing. I couldn't stand the sound of the her voice/the vocal effects used were annoying and the music just plain sucked. She barely escaped a 1/5.
2,5
Had high expectations but disappointed. Interesting sound but overall somewhat strange.
Très expérimental. Souvent trop. Quelques beaux moments ("Suspended in Gaffa", "Night of the Swallow"...), mais le reste est compliqué, unique et parfois trop dissonant. Peut être que dans quelques écoutes j'y verrai le génie, mais pour l'instant je passe à côté de beaucoup de choses, même si je reconnais le talent.
A bit sick of her at this point. Trim that Bush
A different side of Kate Bush, I didn't know before. While I didn't like everything, I found "Houdini" very touching
No doubting her talent, but I just don’t get on with the music all that well.
Not a fan of Kate Bush. I know this is her most “experimental” record, but it’s still straight-up not that good. It kept me interested though, which is why I’m bumping it up to 2 stars. Can’t say I’ll ever listen to it again.
There’s weird good and weird wtf. How much coke did Kate and her producer do?
Love experimental music, this was just not my wheel house.
This album feels like it's supposed to be a musical, but not a musical I would watch. Night of the Swallow is probably the best song. Lots of screaming. The beginning of the last song feels like it's going to be great, but then the screaming starts. Hee Haw Hee Haw Hee Haw
I didn't like this.
This album reminds me of an American Bjorn. It has some interesting elements, but it's too experimental for me to get into.
Not excellent, very weird.
Es demasiado falopa y honestamente no lo volvería a escuchar :/ 4/10
kate bush did 9/11
I normally like Kate Bush but not this album
always appreciate experimentation, this one's just not for me
I didn't like this album. I was interested in listening to Kate Bush with how much Running Up That Hill blew up, but this album feels too experimental for me. Her regular singing voice is awesome, but when she does a more screaming voice, it just sounds off to me. I was hoping for more basic synthwave-esque music, but maybe that's on me for not knowing better. Favorite song: Houdini (except the yelling at the end of the chorus) Worst song: The Dreaming
I tried but I just couldn't get it. This album is too experimental and 80s for me. It felt like listening to nails scratching on a board for 40 min.
Hard to know what to make of this record: it is just a bit too over-worked for my taste. Massively influential, in its way. The mix of samplers and synthesizers with acoustic instruments sounds great, but the songs are so complex and over-worked that I struggle with this in the same way I struggle with prog. The fretless bass dates the production somewhat. A bit too clever-clogs, humourless and emotionally distant. It doesn't really move me. I was thinking 2.5 stars, but the title track makes me feel icky. Her take on Aboriginal issues is perhaps well meaning, but ultimately embarrassing and insensitively executed (this song was originally titled "the Abo Song". Some promo copies of the single are so titled). Didgeridoo playing from well known pervert (and absolutely not-Aboriginal) Rolf Harris. So, we're rounding down.
Hmmm - not really sure what the appeal is to this. Not horrific, but really shouldn’t be on the list.
Meh art rock.
My second Kate Bush album on this list, after Hounds of Love. This album veers far more towards the experimental than pop, and I didn't enjoy it as much.
Lo único que me gusta es la portada. Irrelevante pero se puede escuchar.
- parts of a song are enjoyable and then it sounds like something out of a horror movie. Like a witch singing - cannot imagine listening to this not at Halloween time
Idk don’t love it
Eh, not my thing. It was a bit odd. I liked a few songs, and I feel like Tori Amos was really influenced by her...but this album didn't hit.
Kind of a weird album...
I did not really enjoy this album. It made no sense, not instrumentally or lyrically. The only reason I’m not giving this 1 star is because Kate Bush, when she isn’t trying to sound like the female lead character in a show made for ten year old girls, has a good singing voice.
I don’t really see the appeal
Love Kate but this was too much and hurt my ears
Really couldn’t get into this
Not my cup of tea
Usual Kate bush quirkiness
A bit too raw for my liking
Very Alice in Wonderland-esque
Weird
Kate Bush and me, we just ain't meant to be. Every song is just around the corner from something that I would love, but I can't key in on exactly what she's after. It reads like parody sometimes and I'm looking for the sense of humor, to figure out what the joke is, but I can never put my finger on it. Super interesting arrangements and tunes, but nothing that sticks in my head. I really want to be a Bush-baby, but I don't think it's gonna happen.
Quite weird
There are tracks that I like from Kate Bush and have listened to many times. I previously reviewed Hounds of Love for this list. All of the tracks from The Dreaming were new to me. I respect Bush's talent, and I wish I could have heard more of her music in context with the time it came out. I know she was making music in ways that stretched some boundaries. There were strange sounds in "Suspended in Gaffa" that reminded me of Hamster Dance. Bush did a strange low voice on "Houdini" that distracted from the rest of the track. The donkey noises on "Get Out of My House" was a poor way to end the album, leaving this review below 3 stars.
This was a weird album with and often weird cadence, almost like marching music. Kate really likes to exaggerate her voice, which also adds to the weird.
Nah. Like I said the last Kate Bush album, i'll take Tori Amos any day. Kate is too weird for me.
I like Kate Bush, but I hold this album responsible for Bjork. it's too weird, too tuneless, too "arty" for my tastes
I get the artist's prerogative, but still... For good or for bad (probably bad), my least favourite KB album. It's the one that saddled her with the 'away with the faeries' label. Which is an unfair distraction from her marvellous body of work, and has inspired a generation of lesser beings to (try to) emulate something they don't quite get.
Just no!!!
Not my bag.
Jeez most of these songs sound like a child's nursery rhyme's. No thanks
She has a great voice. But the songs are just not for me.
not for me
2/5 not really of my liking
Did not love it, but it was something different 2/5
"Very weird. She's obviously trying to become less commercial” - Neil Tennant
Gal is cray, and it's okay, but I think I'll only listen to this today 🤷♀️
Não curti
Kate Bush without the catchy numbers
More interesting and respectable than it is good to be honest. I don't mind experimentation in music at all, but the results here are something of a mixed bag. Not terrible, but not something I'd really want to listen to over and over. I would consider giving it another try down the road. 5/10
Meh, I tried to make the most of this and do some hovering and cruise in for an easy 3, but nar, I just don’t get Kate Bush. Quirky cat wailing.
Better than the last Kate Bush album, but not really for me. Loved how weird the last song was. Kate Bush seems to be telling stories in her songs that I'm just not really interested in. Don't particularly like her singing style either
Can’t really get into her voice but at least it was upbeat and fun to listen to
I think I like the idea of Kate Bush better than the actual music. It's all a bit over the top and got annoying in places
It's something different.. but not really for me I believe
This started as quite a fun album, much weirder than I had expected (in truth, I don't know any Kate Bush songs except Running up that hill and Wuthering Heights, which in retrospect are also actually pretty weird, so no idea where I got my expectations from). Not into Pull out the pin, Night of the Swallow, Houdini. Basically all the songs where she actually screams. No thanks. Actually the later songs of the album really reduced my enjoyment, eventually ending up at 2 stars.
Odd
I do like some Kate Bush tracks, but i didn't get on with this album unfortunately
Too weird for me.
Some of the music is okay, but not much. Can't stand her voice
Not for my tastes
Mad that someone as talented as Kate bush could make a crock of shit like this.
Not my kind of thing. Bit too esoteric for my ears
But weird
This list loves Kate Bush. I like Kate Bush.
Admittedly, this is not what I was expecting from a Kate Bush album. I was expecting something dreary but instead I got what sounded like a 45-minute bad dream, I'm just not sure if that's a good or a bad thing. A bit too kooky for me overall, though. Best track: Leave It Open
Even going into this knowing that this is one of her least accessible and "out-there" albums, I couldn't find myself enjoying this. Some tracks were very difficult to get through, even as some were somewhat enjoyable.
Kate Bush oikeastaan vain nimeltä tuttu. En todellakaan tiennyt, että tehnyt musiikkia jo 45v. EI ihan ominta musiikkia.
Meh
Vähän liian kokeellista mun makuun. Keskittyminen ei ehkä ollut ihan kunnossa arvostelijalla.
Kakkosen ja kolmosen kappaleita. Pyöristelin aikani ylös- ja alaspäin. Annetaan lopulta 2.
I don't know why she has two albums in this list but overall it's just 80 shlock. Not great
4/10. Some songs sounded alright, even rather interesting, others just sounded painful
No me convence
While this album was enjoyed more than yesterdays, this is another non starter for me. I thought I knew who Kate Bush was but after this I'm not so sure. Did she take the wrong pill and she is stuck in the dream world? I'm not sure but I tried to get into this music and I couldn't. Something about the composition feeling jarring and the vocals being off. Not sure if she is from the UK but that would explain a lot.
I know the vocals are meant to give you a shake, but I just can’t enjoy them. Some good parts
I loved "Hounds of Love", but I couldn't get into "The Dreaming". It's one of those albums that confuses being experimental with being good, and I just could not enjoy it at all.
I appreciate her artistry but wasn't a big fan of her music
Not the best and just not for me.
i'm sure she's a perfectly lovely human being, but dear lord do i hate kate bush's music. i've just never ever liked it, and this album in particular was just hard to get through.
Erg invloedrijke muzikant maar niet lekker luisterbaar
Vähän liian taiteellista menoa mun makuun. Osa biiseistä hyviä, osa hieman raskasta kuunneltavaa. Tämä olisi ehkä vaatinut pari lisäkuuntelua paremmalla keskittymisellä.
Extra star for "Get Out of My House," a great way to end an album I otherwise don't really care for.
I’m not sure if I like her or not.
Weird and borderline unlistenable, but at least some of the lyrics are thoughtful. Best track: Houdini
I don't know what to expect beyond "this is gonna be a bit weird", going by the other Kate Bush stuff I've heard. And yeah, it's... pretty weird. Lots of it sounds like Queen's stranger "theatrical" moments, but with her not-quite-in-tune screeching going on over the top. Lots of wailing and moaning, seems every few seconds she's singing in a different style. There's a bipolar loud-then-soft-then-LOUD approach to everything, with "dynamics = creativity!" being the obvious order of the day. But there isn't much by way of foot tapping tunes, it's all weird for the sake of being weird. I'm gonna struggle to give this one a rating - it's out there enough that it kinda defies my ability to give an album a number out of 5 haha. I can appreciate the effort that went into it but I don't like the end result. Seems like the sort of thing that would've been laughed at when it came out and then retrospectively added to the "canon". Also ultimately seems like the sort of thing that self-declared "artsy" people would claim as the best thing ever, simply because it's jarring and unconventional. 2/5. (Although I genuinely liked the last song haha)
This is not good. It's quite awful actually.
not my thing.
Putting this in the tortured cats category. Maybe there's a significant historical reason for its inclusion in the book that I'd know if I had read it, but it was most certainly not chosen for listening enjoyment. The only positive is that the final track is named "Get Out of My House", which is exactly my thoughts towards Kate Bush after this.
Aburridisimo... Me hizo acordar a Bjork
Although Kate Bush is an amazing artist, this album felt very experimental and not a style I would likely listen to again. Just personal preference.
Wayyyy too weird for me. The over the top goofiness she was going for with her voice just ruined it in my opinion. 1/5
Definitely different. Definitely not for me.
Nothing redeemable about this for me. Where are the songs? It's all a bit too theatrical and out there for me. Nothing to really latch onto and enjoy. I don't dislike Kate Bush, but this brought out all the elements of her music I really don't enjoy.
I hated this beyond compare. Musically it's actually fine but Kate Bush sounds like a dying donkey. There's literally donkey sounds.
i don't like Kate Bush
I liked her country album but this is no bueno
This was not good. It was so weird and I just couldn't follow what was going on. Some songs had moments, but overall this was not good. Actual rating 1.5 Liked Songs: "Pull Out The Pin" , "Night Of The Swallow" , "All The Love" , "Get Out Of My House"
- Um - This is quite unconventional - I don’t think I can finish listening to this - Yeah I’m good only Suspended In Gaffa was listenable that was lowkey a torture
Another DNF, but I'm well within my goal of less than 10% DNF so I'm fine with it. I made it a long way - only 3 songs to go but gave up. I get that Kate Bush is art pop, but this is taking it way too far. It's disjointed and discordant. It feels random, but in a "I specifically placed this odd yell at this point to maximise randomness" way. It just feels incredibly synthetic and insincere. Honestly, it felt more like "look at me, I'm an Artist!" art than actual art.
This is like if Kate Bush sang clown music. This is really weird, and (so far) there hasn't been a song that has really shown me what she was trying to do in this album. Is it unique? Absolutely. Is it underrated? Maybe, but I don't really think so. Do those things make it good? No, it doesn't. On top of that, I think the album is also kind of sloppy. It's a mess that just never really comes together. Favorite Song(s): -
niet echt wat ik verwacht had, maar wel gewoon weer kaulo vaag en best doodoo. oke het is echt heel doodoo.
What a strange album.
There is also a thing as "too much Kate Bush"... The constant up-and-down with her high voice is quite annoying.
I read the entry and the artistic regard, but it’s very difficult to listen to.
She is truly an inspiration for tone deaf people everywhere
Didn't like anything about it.
was soll das toad feature auf dem ersten track? einzelne ansätze waren gut aber sehr durcheinander. eigentlich ist das ganze album ein durcheinander aber mehr wie ein autounfall und nicht wie ein künstlerchaos.
Fuck this
Unlistenable
Fuck this
I don’t understand Kate Bush at all. This is just not for me.
Just no
Eikös Kate Bush ole arvostettu ja erittäin menestynyt brittisrtisti? Ja eikös tämäkin levy ole ollut aikanaan arvostelu- ja myyntimenestys? Ihmettelen suuresti. Yksi huonoimmista levyistä joita olen kuullut koskaan. Tekotaiteellista paskaa. Bushilla voi olla vaikka miten hieno ääni mutta koko albumi tällaista falsettikiekumista ja huutoa on raskasta kuunnella. En kerta kaikkiaan keksi mitään hyvää sanottavaa. Pitäisikö, onhan kyseessä merkittävä naisartisti? Olkoon vaan, huono mikä huono! Ihmettelen myös sitä, miten matalalla rima on ollut tällaista julkaista ja mikä tässä on ollut sellaista, että ilmeisesti ainakin britit ovat tästä hullaantuneet. Oli miten oli, en ymmärrä ja kuulostaa hirveältä ka lähinnä ärsyttää. 1/5
scary circus clown music no gracias
I’m only familiar with Running Up That Hill from Stranger Things. Unfortunately, Kate is not the type of artist that I gravitate towards.
Dit is het derde en laatste album van Kate Bush dat we voor onze kiezen krijgen. Dat check ik toch altijd even van tevoren, zeker zo op het einde van de lijst. Wat me daarbij gelijk opvalt, is dat dit dus haar 4e album is dat ze uit heeft gebracht, maar ook het oudste dat in de snoblijst staat. De snobs kiezen er voor om niet het debuut uit te kiezen of uberhaupt een van de eerste drie albums. Die zullen dan wel vrij obscuur zijn, denk je dan. Hoe vaak gebeurt dat niet bij dit soort artiesten? Wat blijkt: haar debuut heeft onder andere "the man with the child in his eyes" en "wuthering heights". Op album 3 staat "Babooshka". Niet zomaar kleine hitjes me dunkt. Bovendien zijn de 1e 3 albums multiplatina gegaan. En dit album: zilver. Het slechts verkochte album van Kate Bush aller tijden. Waarom staat dit in godsnaam in deze lijst??! Waar slaat dit op? De muziek is ook gewoon ronduit kut. Het is vaag, ze wringt haar stem in onmogelijke posities, er zitten slechte geluidseffecten in. En bovendien is het beresaai. De keuze is simpelweg niet uit te leggen. Kies toch gewoon het debuutalbum man, dat heb ik gewoon zonder problemen hierna opgezet. Ik ga voor dit album een hele grote dikke vette 1 geven, omdat de snobs wat mij betreft allemaal ontslagen mogen worden. Wat een stelletje zelfingenomen flapdrollen zijn het toch
This was definitely experimental. And unique. And avant-garde. But not for me.
Someone described this album as a "cat scratching at my balls" and I believe him. Fave track: Pull Out the Pin
I appreciate the gusto, but I’d rather listen to a fire alarm.
Beetje jankerig
Not many times does an album say man What the fuck is this shit This is one of those times I mean sure there’s some cool random sounds. but honestly, like I get it it’s experimental, but that doesn’t mean that it ain’t shit like none of these songs are like catchy make me want to return to the album at all. I mean props to the people that could give this album multiple lessons. it’s a one and done for me Miss Bush like you’re known for running for up that hill and that’s it. As of right now.
This is awful. Kate Bush makes Bjork sound like Aretha Franklin. Kate Bush is incredibly overrated. 80s music sucks. Of course this is one of Bjork's favorite albums. The title track is like a pirate shanty. This is terrible, there is not a single redeeming feature of this album.
My last Kate Bush album. From memory I gave the other 2 a fat 1, so I'm ready for this to be shit too. By about song 2 I knew this was going to be fucked and would be rating this low. I seriously don't get the appeal of Kate Bush, she is probably the most overrated artist from the 80's. The worst song on this fucking album had 18,000,000 streams (Suspended in Gaffa)? Why?? It's annoying at BEST. Anyways, it's not very often I have to give up on an album because it's so terrible - this is one of them. Thank God I never have to listen to another Kate Bush album again in my life.
Just a bit weird but mad respect
Too many silly voices on songs like ‘There Goes A Tenner’ and ‘ The Dreaming’. I just dont get Kate Bush, like pop meets prog rock
What did I just listen too, more accurately, what did I just skip through. Awful mess that was all over the place.
Man this album is really crap. It's incredibly annoying at almost every turn. Kate Bush's voice grates like crazy. The one good thing I liked was sometimes the drums were cool. I just don't see what everybody else is seeing about Kate Bush, this album was terrible
Not for me
I dislike this music and kate's voices. Never a fan and it has not changed. Experimental pop gone wrong
Pretty much unlistenable.
Discordant, disorganized, and downright hard to listen to. I understand there's a level of artsy/ethereal going on here, but it does not land at all when the album is just plain bad
Didn’t really care for it
OMG why is she on this list???
What the fuck did I just listen to?
Pretentious nonsense.
Quirky. Bonkers. Unlistenable, Christ, she can't half shriek.
Had a very difficult time listening to this whole album. Personally not my cup of tea.
A bit too experimental and not enough melody
Alr 80s pop herwego T1 hate the beginning, started to like it as the singer started singing more weird. Seems like a concept album maybe? Excited to hear the rest of the songs, probably wouldn’t relisten often to t1 but I enjoyed listening T2 Hate this falsetto T6 Some weird tribal music hell yea T10 Ayo? Horse noises? That’s wild (echoes is the best PF song)
Self indulgent noise. Hated it.
No. I’d rather rub one out with sandpaper than hear her voice.
This was just jarring. I wanted to like it, I really did, but the attempts at screams just genuinely made my skin crawl each time. It was a rough listen and borderline painful.
The first album on this list I couldn’t finish
I can honestly say I hate this album, my first one star. I only know her from Stranger things so I woke up cautiously optimistic. I am not impressed with any part of it and at several times found it actively annoying.
I know why the weird theatre girl in high school was into Kate Bush, I don’t know…both weird and leaves no lasting impression. As an odd comparison as this is - sometimes the "i want to say something art-y" conecept album becomes blovated crap...so with the Wall by Pink Floyd so goes The Dreaming.
Not my thing
It's not often that I hear something I really hate, for the entirety of my listen, but this has done it. I think you'll be hard pressed to find a more irritating album than The Dreaming on this list. Every song was just a mess, vocally, instrumentally, you name it. They say if you can't say anything nice to not say anything at all, so I'll leave it at that.
This is just not for me. I really did not like this album at all.
Artsy avant garde eccentric pop. I am really not a fan of her voice! Gets worse each song, that last song is dreadful! 1.5/5
Three fucking Kate Bush albums? Give me a break. I imagine the theater kids like it. I find it constantly irritating. It doesn’t suffer from the awful mid-80s production like her later albums. But there wasn’t a single moment that swept me up the way good music does.
While the previous two Kate Bush albums were tolerable to alright, this album is unlistenable.
Kate Bush is very talented. I’m glad she stopped wasting that talent on weird noises, grunting, and other experimental nonsense.
This is not the Kate Bush of running up that hill. This is some theatrical 80s bit, and I'm not into it at all. 1*
God she is so annoying on this album.
This was awful. It was like she’s was trying to be “unique” just for the sake of it. Was I at the circus? The opera? At a yoko ono concert? Not for me at all.
What the actual fuck was this kate
Son connu
This album is awful. It’s weird, pretentious and irritating. The vocals are terrible, the lyrics are nonsensical are the music is basic. This list has been a mixed bag. Some good albums, some not so good. Sometimes I can appreciate the talent of the songwriters, but it’s not my style. In those cases, I don’t like to be too harsh with my reviews, but “The Dreaming” is just downright rubbish and I’m irked that someone added it to this list.
It was interesting, but not for me.
Got through one song. Top 1001 albums of all time? listen to before I die? Nope.
I really cannot stand Kate's voice. I know she's very creative, but I just can't do it. So I did not listen.
Pre-listen: So, I've never heard of a R&B/Hip Hop sci-fi concept record, so this is kind of exciting. Listening notes: I love the big-band work. Production is strong. There are a lot of moving parts to this, and it's put together really well. I love the idea better than the execution though...though, to be fair, the genre isn't something I gravitate toward, so that might be part of my problem. Truth is, I think everything is done really well, and it's interesting, at least from a technical standpoint. I think where it falls kinda flat for me is the front half of the record. The back half picks up some, and she goes in some crazy directions musically that I didn’t expect, but the front half kind of drags. Ultimately, I could see where this record would appeal to some people, and I'm not hating on what this seemingly really talented artist is doing here. But, as weird and unexpected and eccentric as the record is as a whole, I probably won’t revisit it on account of the first handful of songs. 3.7/5
clown music. didnt finish
Meh
Jesus christ its another Kate Bush album Stop trying to make Kate Bush happen, it's not going to happen! Terrible vocals aside - the music itself was utter shite! Not only do we get screeching and wailing, but in this album we get bonus donkey noises! And at one point she went full on Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins 1 ⭐️
Absolument pas mon genre
What the hell was that
Super fucking annoying
I couldn't even finish the first few songs
I can see why some people love Kate Bush. I’m not one of those people. Good lord, I had to turn this off 4 songs in
I have a friend who is a fan. So I've tried. I tried in the '80s. I tried in the '90s. I tried this morning. I just can't do it. For starters, I'm just not a fan of any 'theatrical' / Baroque style pop music. But I can occasionally get past that with other artists. What I can't get past is her voice. It feels like an ice pick in my eye. I literally feel it more than I hear it. She supposedly has great lyrics, I'll have to take their word for it. I honestly can't make out any words. Just stabbing pain to the brain. She's the only artist I can think of that I have a purely physiological response to.
What the fuck was that.
Weird. Bad.
uniikkia mutta en pidä
“There goes a tenner” -someone after buying this album in 1982 and listening to it
Kate Bush is a national treasure. She's broken boundaries, pushed limits, strived to fulfill her very own vision with little or no compromise. She also seems to have quite a self-deprecating sense of humour. So, what's not to like? Well, the fact that her vision just doesn't align with my tastes at all. I'd sit down for a pint with her and I think she'd be great company to chat away an evening. I'd just hope she'd never bring up her music in conversation so we can avoid that awkward silence - or, after a few pints, my very wordy way of trying to express that I mostly appreciate the theoretical concept of what she's doing and how she's doing it, but not so much the actual result.
It’s always pleasing when I find an album here that I like more than I thought I would. This isn’t one of them. This album was often irritating and I don’t need that in my life.